Autopia (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Drum roll please! The electric Smart ForTwo is officially underway at Daimler’s factory in Hambach, France. From an urban mobility standpoint, there’s been a lot to love about the Smart from the get go. Although small, it’s built like a tank, it offers the comfort and convenience you’d expect and and it gets great mileage. But [...]
All Cars Electric (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Daimler AG reported today that production of the second generation Smart ForTwo Electric Drive (ED) has begun at their plant in Hambach, France. The ForTwo employs modern lithium-ion batteries to store power for the car's electric drivetrain. The new car builds on the first generation vehicle, which endured real world testing at the hands of 100...
Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Production of the Smart ForTwo ED plug-in electric vehicle began this week at Daimler AG's factory in Hambach, France, the automaker reported today. The first 1,000 of the zero-emissions ForTwo EDs (electric drives) will be provided to customers participating in various mobility projects in major cities in Europe and the U.S. in order to generate broad feedback on electric driving under everyday conditions....
Earth2Tech (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Daimler’s car2go, a car-sharing pilot project with 200 Smart Fortwo vehicles first announced in March, officially kicked off Wednesday in Austin, Tex. Now city employees will be able to pick up networked vehicles at stations and designated parking spaces around Austin, and drop them off anywhere within the service area. The Austin network, modeled after a [...]
Daimler AG - News (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
This week, Daimler AG started production of the smart fortwo electric drive at the smart plant in Hambach, France.
Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
We first brought you news of Daimler's plans to launch its car2go short-term rental service for the Smart ForTwo in Austin, Texas back in March. Now that the date is drawing nearer, we can bring you even more details about its offerings, including pricing estimates. The program has so far seen successful application in the German city of Ulm, and...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a joint partnership with the City of Austin, Daimler is launching its groundbreaking car2go pilot project in North America today. The innovative mobility concept makes city driving as easy as using a mobile phone. It offers Austin an easy, flexible, reasonably priced and progressive solution to the growing challenges of urban mobility. Austin becomes...
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Daimler AG is ready to kick off a pilot program for its Smart cars2go service in Austin, Texas. The program allows city employees to rent a Smart for a couple of hours and return to a designated location provided by Daimler. A pilot with 200 Smart ForTwo cars will run with Austin city employees, reports Automotive [...]
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Filed under: Etc. , Hatchback , Smart Steers and Smarts - Click above for a high-res image gallery Daimler announced in March it would bring the tiny Smart car to the big state of Texas through its car-sharing service car2go. At the time, the German automaker declared that entering the Austin market with 200 ForTwos was "the next logical step." Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche now thinks that...
Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Bumper durability has improved significantly with the redesigned 2010 Subaru Legacy, leading to lower repair costs, based on recent tests by the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS). Shown to the right, the latest Legacy earned an Acceptable rating based on IIHS tests of how well the front, front corner, rear, and rear corner bumpers withstand everyday fender-benders. The Legacy’s 2010...
Team Benton (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Morning, Not a great start to the week as my local train is running 15 mins late. Also, was woken at 05:00 to the sound of Oli being sick in his bed! There must be something 'doing the rounds' as Osc has been poorly as well. I think Cath's staying off work with them today, she's an absolute star :-) Friday night I missed my stop, due to 'sleep'. Had to wait at Saxmundham for 40 mins, for a train back...
Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Despite a solid launch of the new Ka subcompact car in Europe earlier this year, Ford Motor Co. has reconsidered its plan to bring the subcompact to the U.S. and has decided that the car is too small for American tastes. In an interview with Automotive News (subscription required) published Monday, Ford CEO Alan Mulally said "our view is that Fiesta is about the smallest vehicle that we think...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The IIHS has been on a crusade lately to expose automakers for the high price of repairs in low-speed crashes . Subaru's apparently paying attention, redesigning their 2010 Legacy 's bumpers to jump from "poor" to "acceptable." Mission accomplished! Actually, "acceptable" is the highest achievable category and only a few vehicles actually qualify, and the leap Subaru...
Range Rover (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
As you've likely surmised by now, Hubinette's chariot for the stunt will be a Smart Fortwo. Herr Sideways himself notes that he's never tried drifting a Smart. Perhaps the producers will be willing to shell out some of their $130 million budget to put something with a bit more power under the Fortwo's rear bonnet. Regardless, a well-trained driver can make just about anything on four wheels respond...
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habser | 10/09/2009
Daimler will begin series production of the new Smart Fortwo Electric Drive in November at the Hambach factory in France. The announcement was made when French president Nicolas Sarkozy visited the plant.
habser | 10/04/2009
For only £10,900, you can have the latest version of the Smart Fortwo city car — the Smart Fortwo Edition Highstyle . It features metallic chocolate brown metallic paintwork, and 15-inch alloys to set it apart from standard Smarts. In addition, it has a silver tridion safety cell and aluminum-look ‘highstyle’ logos.
habser | 09/22/2009
Brabus Ultimate High Voltage was unveiled at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show and represents the production version of the Smart Fortwo Brabus Electric Drive Concept which made its debut back in March at the Geneva Motor Show.
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